Camillus, NY -- Camillus Mayor Michael Montero had no plans to attend Thursday’s village board meeting, according to the village attorney. It was supposed to be Montero’s last meeting before his resignation took effect.

Instead, the four-member board voted unanimously to accept Montero’s resignation Thursday night. Board members then immediately voted to appoint Trustee Bridget Yule as the village’s interim mayor through the end of the year.

Yule appointed Trustee Jim Palumbo as the deputy mayor. The village previously did not have a deputy mayor, Village Attorney Steve Primo said.

Montero emailed village officials at the end of August, saying he planned to resign Friday. Some board members said it had been difficult to conduct business since Montero moved to Pennsylvania. It appeared Montero had not stepped foot in Village Hall for more than a month.

“It’s been difficult for the board to be on hold and not have a plan to move forward,” Yule said. “I think we all thought about how we would move forward but we couldn’t. Now we can.”

Yule, 53, of 205 Timber Ridge Drive, Camillus, was appointed in November 2010 to fill a vacant board seat. She is not running for election in November, but said she looks forward to leading the village for the next three months.

Board members said they are working to gather more information for village residents before they vote Nov. 8 on whether to dissolve the village.

The board plans to present a proposed 2012 village budget at 7 p.m. Oct. 20. At that same meeting, board members also will identify issues that could be included in a possible consolidation plan with the town of Camillus.

Palumbo, a trustee for the past two years, told more than 50 residents at Thursday’s meeting that he’s been frustrated with misinformation spreading throughout the village about the upcoming dissolution vote. He also expressed frustration with the former mayor.

“The past mayor lives in Pennsylvania and he has for some time,” Palumbo said. “That made it difficult to get accurate information.”

Palumbo said he had asked Montero several times over the past two months for information regarding potential tax rate increases, but said he never received it. Travis Glazier, director of intergovernmental relations for Onondaga County, attended the village board meeting Thursday and told Palumbo that he would get the information to him Friday morning.

Yule and Palumbo said they just want to make sure residents have the most accurate information available before they vote to dissolve the village.

“It’s not for the sake of staying open," Palumbo said. "If the cost of staying open is too large, it is our responsibility to inform the residents.”

Palumbo said fliers have been distributed with incorrect tax savings information, which he said contradicts information previously put out by the county.

“That’s what’s frustrating,” Palumbo said. “If we have to dissolve, it has to be based on facts and actual information. That hasn’t been given to the public.”